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On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:42:24 +0200, Daniel Jensen
<daniel-news@bigwalter.net> wrote:

>Michael M Mason <mmmason@ntlworld.com> writes:
>
>> As Emacs provides for two site-wide start-up files, I assume that they
>> are intended to be used for different purposes.  What should go in
>> default.el and what should go in site-start.el?
>
>Have you read the section "Init File" in the manual?

Yes: it doesn't explain why there are two site-wide init
files, hence the question.

-- 
Michael